There was little change in the names that featured in this years list although there were a few surprises.

Most popular names germany. The 50 most popular unisex names in Germany 2019. Popular German names of the past Hans Jürgen Edeltraut Ursula have given way to more international names today Tim Lukas Sara Emily. Male Gerhard Günter Hans.

Of Hebrew origin the name Elias goes back to the prophet Elija and means My God is Yahweh. Luca Louca Luka Louka. This word cloud was created using some of the most common words used in the meanings of names with German origins.

Maria is also one of the popular female names in German. A French version of Émile the German Emil describes someone whos eager hardworking and imitating going back to Latin. Popular German names.

Ben is no longer the most popular first name among newborn boys in Germany. Matteo Mateo Matheo Mathéo Mattheo Matthéo Mattéo Matéo. Elias Eliaz Elijas Eliyas Eliyaz Ellias Elyas Elías Élyas.

The second female names were now the native female names in Germany. Most German surnames derive either from archaic professions such as Schmidt Müller Weber or Schäfer or places. He cant go anywhere without someone telling him that his grandpa has the same name.

A boy named Hans or Fritz or Wilhelm will stand out like a sore thumb. One of the common German female names gotten from a saint is Joanna or Anna. Last year a total of 485678 girls names were recorded compared to 510793 boys names for a total of 996417.